David Tua - Dark Days Past

[ProBox1]

Now that David “Tuaman” Tua (43-3-1, 38 KOs) has officially pulled out from Friday’s Heavyweight Heat pay-per-view card, many are wondering if this once-promising heavyweight contender will ever rise again. Has “The Terminator” finally been terminated once and for all?

I’ve always believed that money and success for some fighters can be a curse. Many great boxers have begun their descent once fame and fortune came their way, having lost that aching hunger that once propelled them to success. Has David Tua lost the burning desire deep inside to become heavyweight champion of the world, satisfied with just being a wealthy celebrity? [details]

[paul750]

Now that David “Tuaman” Tua (43-3-1, 38 KOs) has officially pulled out from Friday’s Heavyweight Heat pay-per-view card, many are wondering if this once-promising heavyweight contender will ever rise again. Has “The Terminator” finally been terminated once and for all?

I’ve always believed that money and success for some fighters can be a curse. Many great boxers have begun their descent once fame and fortune came their way, having lost that aching hunger that once propelled them to success. Has David Tua lost the burning desire deep inside to become heavyweight champion of the world, satisfied with just being a wealthy celebrity? [details]

Money and success may well have played a part in his decline, i think there was a visable difference in his weight and physique if you compare him in 1996/1997 to 2000-present. i think Tua deserved to at least own one of the main belts at some point in his career. i think the guys he faced in his biggest fights where the worst sort of fighters Tua could have faced, those being Lewis and Byrd. Lewis was probably at his peak when he faced Tua, and put on a boxing clinic that night, while Byrd just frustrated him with his hit and run style.

I think regardless of his dedication and weight, he would have always struggled with those sorts of boxers, but like George Foreman, if anyone came to Tua they probably wouldn't last, Tua certainly had power, and not only that, but the ability to keep his power until the final bell which he showed in his fights with David Izon, oleg Maskaev and Fres Oquendo. he also possesed a granite chin and plenty of heart. i think the reason he wasn't in more exciting fights was because his opponents fought negatively against him and with good reason.

And when someone did stand toe to toe with him it turnd out to be one of the most exciting fights in recent heavyweight history, that man being Ike Ibeabuchi, that fight produced a higher punch output than Ali-Frazier 3, and also serves as proof that Tua faded after that fight because his punch output dropped as he got older and heaver.

Tua= A powerful, squat, straight ahead plodder/stalker, granite chin, good heart, but a limited boxer who would have always been outboxed by the great ''boxers''. i think if there was a heavyweight championship of the world held in a phone booth, Tua may well have been undisputed champion lol.